The Pokerstars Marketing Code for is PSP8181.

PokerStars is the largest online poker room in the World. The benefits of their massive traffic for you the online poker player, are the largest possible selection of poker game variations, stake levels from micro and freerolls to the highest ultra-high stakes, tournaments in all formats and buy-in, abundance of tables to select from at a given level, constant action, etc.

Note that PokerStars accepts all players except from the U.S.A. You are sure to meet an international crowd of players at the pokerstars tables. First in order to get started it is recommended to use a pokerstars marketing code for the most benefits and promos.

Use the exclusive marketing code PSP8181 when you sign up for the first time at PokerStars. This will entitle you to a 100% match up bonus up to $600 applicable to your first three deposits. This marketing code PSP8181 should be entered when you create your account at pokerstars.

The first step is to download the pokerstars software. This is similar to any other program that you download from the Web and installing the program is very fast. The windows below will appear during the sign up process.

Make sure to enter the Marketing Code PSP8181 as shown at the bottom of the window above when you register. Then after completion of the registration process you will be ready to make your deposit, and you should enter bonus code STARS600 at this second stage.

Note that unlike other rooms, you can break down your first deposit into three small deposits spread over time, and you still get the 100% bonus. As long as your deposits occur in the 90 days following your registration.

How the pokerstars bonus converts

The way to convert your Poker stars bonus into real cash is simply by playing online poker at real money tables, either ring games or tournaments. Playing at play money tables does not count toward converting. So each time you pay the buy-in fee for joining a tournament, you will receive VIP Players Points (VPP). Similarly if you are sitting at a real money ring game table, each time you get involved in a hand where the flop is seen, a rake will be taken by pokerstars. And every player who played in that hand will get some VPPs. The more VPPs you get, the more your bonus converts.

The pokerstars bonus is released in $10 increments and you will have six months to convert your bonus, more than enough time even if you only play casually. Compared to other online poker rooms, the pokerstars bonus converts rather rapidly. Every time you collect 170 VPPs, $10 will be deducted from your bonus and $10 in real cash will be credited to your account.

As all depends on the VPPs, the next question is how fast do you get them when you play at real money tables. For tournaments, for each $1 in buy-in fee you get 5 VPPs. For example if you join a $20+$2 no-limit holdem tournament, the buy-in is $20 and the fee is $2. In this case you get 10 VPPS. So if you play in seventeen such tourneys, you will have converted $10 of your poker bonus. If you think about it, in 17 such tournaments pokerstars would have got $34 in fee and they give you back $10. This is pretty generous, is it not? Make sure to input the pokerstars marketing code to benefit from all that.

With respect to ring games, the number of VPPs that you get depends on the amount of rake that is taken respectively to each hand you get involved with. A first VPP is allocated when the rake reaches $0.40 for poker games with blinds $1/$2 or lower or $1 for higher blind tables. A second VPP is given when the rake reaches $2 for all specifically designed 6-max tables, or $3 for other tables. A third VPP is attributed when the rake is $5.

Pokerstars is currently making the move to a slightly different method for rake calculation and even though this will not change dramatically how your pokerstars bonus gets converted, it is important to be aware of this change. In order to make the distribution of VPPs fairer, it was needed not just to take into account the value of the rake taken, but also to consider how many players are involved in the hand. So that everyone gets his fair share based on how much money he contributed to the pot.

The bottom line is that pokerstars is a very safe, fair and secure online poker room and their bonus marketing deal is very enticing. And you can cash your bonus very fast within the 6 months after your registration. Last but not least you can split your first deposit into three smaller deposits, so that your risk is minimal. Remember to enter PSP8181 in the field for the PokerStars marketing code in order to fully benefit from this offer.